Food giant warns 441 jobs and $1b of exports at risk from infant formula labelling plan
Waikato Times – 22 July 2024
Tom Pullar-Strecker
French multinational Danone has warned 441 jobs in Auckland and Otago and $1 billion in annual exports could be lost if the Government doesn’t block or secure changes to a trans-Tasman plan that would change the way infant formula can be labelled. It is understood the issue, which will be discussed at a meeting between New Zealand and Australian food ministers on Thursday, has been high on the Government’s radar. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (Fsanz), which is responsible for developing food standards for both Australia and New Zealand, has proposed stricter controls on the statements infant formula manufacturers can include on their packaging. For more click here ….
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Exaggerating the economic importance of industry is one of the six tobacco industry tactics that formula corporations have been using for years – see the Interference in public health policy: examples of how the baby food industry uses tobacco industry tactics. World Nutrition, 2017
Note the embedded Fox News report about a UK 2023 study showing higher maths achievement in breastfed children.